Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy . She played a prostitute in Hustle & Flow , for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination; and a single mother of a disabled child in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button , for which she received Academy Award, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2010, she appeared in the action comedy Date Night, and co-starred in the remake of The Karate Kid.
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Born | Taraji Penda Henson September 11, 1970 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Education | North Carolina A&T State University Howard University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Organization | TPH Entertainment |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Full list |
Taraji Penda Henson is an African-American actress and singer. A Howard University student, her professional career began as Mo'Nique in television show ˜Smart Guy'. After several television shows and a couple of movies she landed up with her breakthrough film, ˜Baby Boy' that earned her the ˜Bet Awards' and the ˜Black Movie Awards'. Her acting prowess continued with films like ˜Hustle and Flow', ˜Four Brothers' and ˜Talk to Me' that earned her nominations in several award programs. She was nominated for the ˜Oscars' as ˜Best Supporting Actress' for essaying the character of Queenie in ˜The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'. She was also a part of movies like ˜Date Night', ˜The Karate Kid', ˜Think Like a Man' and its sequel ˜Think Like a Man Too'. Taraji Penda Henson got a nomination in the category of ˜Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie' at the ˜Primetime Emmy Award' for playing the lead in ˜Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story'. She has balanced her career in television along with her big screen stints. Some of her television series include ˜The Division', ˜Boston Legal' and ˜Person of Interest'.
In 1994, she and her high school sweetheart, William Lamarr Johnson, welcomed a son named Marcell. In 2003, William was tragically murdered. She became engaged to longterm boyfriend and NFL player Kelvin Hayden in May of 2018.
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She attended Howard University, and in 2000, she debuted in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
She was nominated for her first Academy Award in 2008.
Taraji P. Henson's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below. Let's check, How Rich is She in 2021-2022? According to Forbes, Wikipedia, IMDB, and other reputable online sources, Taraji P. Henson has an estimated net worth of $25 Million at the age of 51 years old in year 2022. She has earned most of her wealth from her thriving career as a Singer, Actor from United States. It is possible that She makes money from other undiscovered sources
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At the age of 51,
Taraji P. Henson height is 5 ft 4 in (1.65 m).
She co-starred in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Brad Pitt.
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● Taraji P. Henson was born on September 11, 1970 (age 51) in Washington, DC, United States ● She is a celebrity movie actress ● Her popular book is Around the Way Girl - A Memoir● She joined movies and tvshows named Empire (Since 2015), Hidden Figures (2016), Proud Mary (2018), Tyler Perry's Acrimony (2018) and The Curious Case of B... (2008) ● She had 1 child Marcell Johnson● Her height is 5 ft 4 in (1.65 m)● You can find Her website below: https://twitter.com/therealtaraji
Reference: Wikipedia, FaceBook, Youtube, Twitter, Spotify, Instagram, Tiktok, IMDb. Last update: 06-21-2022
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